Kicking Butt and Taking Palladia
Hi everyone.
Happy holidays…ok a little late but I’ve been out of touch for quite a while. I wanted to jump in and say hello and give a quick update on Maxwell.
Looks like last time I was here Max was fighting with his chemo, well he “sorta” won that battle. We finally figured out how to make it work without causing his counts to drop…Yeah MAX.
HOWEVER…and there’s always a however…I was advised on 9-15-11 that Max had mets in his lungs. BANG…I think someone hit me with a brick. Now what? Change of chemo for 2 more months and then new xrays. Two months later I’m advised that “there’s nothing more we can do”. Well what the heck does that mean? Apparently it means he has maybe 2 months so take him home and enjoy the holidays. SERIOUSLY? I’m sure there’s no need to explain what my holidays were like…tears from November until the day after Christmas.
I started doing some research and decided I could not accept this diagnosis, there must be something else. Well, I discovered the Dog Cancer Diet by Dr Dressler and I started immediately cooking for him. Then I came here and started seeing something called Palladia. Ok, I researched this as well and then I called for a second opinion. I also purchased Apocaps and started them right away. And I reached out to my local holistic pet man and got everything recommended for a pup with a terminal diagnosis. NO STONE UNTURNED.
So, finally, the day after Christmas comes and so does the appointment for our second opinion. Very difficult for sure, but I presented everything I had past and present and potentially future. Then it was the Dr’s turn to present everything he had. He wanted new xrays…OK. He came back and seemed rather excited and called us to the back to look at the xrays. It appeared to him that things were not nearly as bleak as we were led to believe. This required a new CT scan before we could decide the right course of action. CT done now it’s time to decide. It’s not as bad as we were told, but it’s not as good as we hoped. BUT we were cleared to start Palladia. He’s handling it very well for the last 4 months and we intend to continue with this until such time as Max says “no more”.
The quality of Max’s life has improved greatly and I cannot ask for more than that. The Dr wanted new xrays to see if the Palladia was working but I told him NO. It’s between Max and God now and as long as his quality of life is this good and he can tolerate the Palladia and we’re not causing harm to any other body function then we leave him alone!!!
And here we are almost the end of April and Max is just awesome! I don’t know what specifically is working, but whatever it is I wouldn’t change a thing! Next milestone for Max is his one year ampuversary end of May.
See you all then…
Max & Lisa
Posted: April 26th, 2012 under Uncategorized.
Comment from zeuspod
Time April 26, 2012 at 8:07 pm
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this update! We are coming up on Zeus’ five month ampuversary which is a blessing to us because we were also given (virtually) no hope. Congratulations on proving the vets wrong! Hoping you have many more ampuversaries!
Lisa
Comment from Max’s Mommy
Time April 26, 2012 at 8:13 pm
Can’t give up because our 3 leggers wont! I was hesitant to get a second opinion but the more I searched the more I realized there must be something I’m not doing. And I don’t do helpless very well. I’m glad that I was able to give him a better quality of life…if he has the courage to fight I’ll give him every opportunity!
Comment from etgayle
Time April 26, 2012 at 9:31 pm
max, keep kicking cancer’s butt!!! glad you are enjoying each and every day.
charon & spirit gayle
Comment from princess
Time April 26, 2012 at 10:04 pm
That is wonderful news. We started Palladia a month ago and it is very encouraging to hear about your experience so far. Wishing you many more months…
Comment from Max’s Mommy
Time April 30, 2012 at 1:39 pm
I’m glad that you’re giving the Palladia a try. I don’t think that there’s enough talk about it and I believe it is a viable option in more cases than we know about. I just want to give one piece of advice…make sure that Palladia is taken with food. I have seen it give Max a little tummy upset otherwise. Also, may I suggest that you look into Apocaps? Read up on it and see if you think its something that might be beneficial for Princess. Finally, if there’s anything else you think I might be able to offer please don’t hesitate to ask. I’ve done a lot of reading and I might be able to help!
Good luck to you all!!!
Comment from AngelAbbysMom
Time April 27, 2012 at 12:57 am
Glad to hear Max is doing well on the Palladia! Some dogs have had great luck with it. (Our Abby had to stop taking it after 3 months due to GI troubles. Glad to hear you are not having that problem!)
Keep kicking butt, Max! We look forward to celebrating his one year ampuversary with you!
Jackie, Angel Abby’s mom
Comment from krun15
Time April 27, 2012 at 3:37 am
That’s it Max- show them how pugs can kick cancer’s butt!! Tripug Maggie was given 6 to 9 months and lived 3 years and 9 months! I like the no more x-ray approach too- what difference would it make to know? Do tell your mom she could stop by a little more often ; )
Karen and the pugapalooza
Comment from jerry
Time April 30, 2012 at 4:41 am
WOW! That is GREAT!!!! I love it when we make the doctors look so foolish.
We LOVE Dr. Dressler’s book and recommendations. They make so much sense, and do so little harm, that it can’t ever hurt to try it and see what happens. I’m so glad you did. Would it be OK if we shared Max’s story when we talk about Dr. Dressler’s book? We plan on writing about his new Dog Cancer Kit this week. Drop us a line and let us know if it’s OK to point people here.
In the meantime, GO MAX!!!!
Comment from Max’s Mommy
Time April 30, 2012 at 12:51 pm
I think it would be awesome to use Max’s story, and if you want more details please let me know. He’s also been taking immune boosters and vitamins recommended by Jeff Coltenback at Paradise Pet in Bloomfield NJ. He’s helped me get Max’s immune system back on track after the IV Chemo. I hope that Max’s story can help other to seek a second opinion, do the research and READ DR. DRESSLERS BOOKS/BLOGS.